Willoughby Bertie (Composer)
Born: 16th January 1740, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, UK
Died: 26th September 1799, Oxfordshire, UK
Nationality: British
Willoughby Bertie, 4th Earl of Abingdon styled Lord Norreys from 1745 to 1760, was an English peer and music patron.
Bertie was born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, the second eldest son of Willoughby Bertie, 3rd Earl of Abingdon and Anna Maria Collins. On 29 January 1759, he matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford and received his MA on 29 May 1761.
Bertie was a music patron and composer, as well as a political writer. His brother-in-law Giovanni Gallini brought him into contact with J.C. Bach and Carl Friedrich Abel, and he was subsequently very involved in their careers. During his time in England (1791–1792, 1794–1795), Abingdon was a patron of Haydn's, who may have encouraged him to compose.
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